In March 2013, when the spring girl arrived, the TV was full of scenes of Japanese soldiers shouting "flower girl". The People's Daily couldn't read it and published a commentary entitled "'Anti-Japanese Drama' Disregards Public Reason." An example is given at the beginning:
After the woman carrying the bow and arrow was unspeakable by a group of Japanese troops, it seemed that she had been opened to the second pulse of Ren Dou, jumped up in the air, fired several arrows in a row, and shot dozens of Japanese troops to death.
The article criticizes the anti-Japanese TV drama for unloading the "baggage" of propaganda and education and turning it into pure entertainment, just like the "divine protection body" propagated by the Boxer Rebellion in those years, which is the embodiment of backwardness and ignorance.
The article was translated by the Japanese media and transmitted to the website, causing a great sensation. Many Japanese melons have a strong interest in the divine drama and have come to see it. For those "magical" places, they complained, laughed, and sighed: "Chinese really live in magic!" ”
Among them, there is an uncle named Iwata Uber, an IT man who lives in Nagoya. Once, when he went to Shanghai on a business trip, he encountered many scams on the street because of the language barrier. He made up his mind to study hard Chinese, so he watched the anti-Japanese drama, did not expect to be attracted to it, and watched dozens of films in succession.
Worthy of being Japanese and doing things with the spirit of craftsmanship, Iwata Uber wrote a book about his experience in watching the play, listing all kinds of strange scenes in the play.
The book, titled Readings of Chinese Anti-Japanese Dramas: Unexpected Anti-Japanese And Patriotic Comedies, was published on April 10, 2018, and is now in front of me.
I wanted to laugh as I flipped over, but I couldn't laugh.
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Iwata's book lists 21 divine dramas, and the first is "Anti-Japanese Strange Man", which is the manufacturer of the famous "hand tearing devil". He called it, "the super-large entertainment work that combined anti-Japanese drama and martial arts in history." ”
He said:
That's an exaggeration! Tearing apart Japanese soldiers with bare hands can be called a brilliant work like the pyramid spire of the anti-Japanese TV series.
The development of anti-Japanese drama began in 2005. Prior to this, in the 55 years from 1949 to 2004, there were only more than 150 anti-Japanese TV dramas, an average of about 3 per year. In 2005, more than 20 films appeared.
The reason why 2005 became a key node is related to the changes in Sino-Japanese relations. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has visited the Yasukuni Shrine many times, which has suddenly aroused everyone's hatred of Japan to the highest point.
If you can't cross the sea to destroy Japan, then fight the devils on TV to dispel the gas. As a result, a large number of anti-Japanese dramas appeared. For example, in "Little Red Flag Bearer", most of the actors are children about 6 years old, and when they shoot, they don't understand the plot, and the director repeatedly tells them: "The devils are bad, we want to kill the devils!" ”
The melon crowd was very enthusiastic. By 2016, each of China's 18 local television stations had a total of 90 dramas with the top 5 ratings, of which 55 were anti-war dramas, accounting for 61%.
The same is true for movies, in the 2016 Central Sixth Television ratings list, the first place is the anti-Japanese god film "Raise Your Hand" starring Pan Changjiang. This film was filmed in 2003, and after 13 years of release, it is still a long-term film, which can be described as the temple of the god film industry.
The biggest feature of the anti-Japanese drama is that it has the word "anti-Japanese". These two words are like a miracle medicine, which can quickly make the spirit of the melon crowd excited, the blood boiling, and cure all diseases.
To put it bluntly, the anti-Japanese drama is the Hongmao medicinal liquor in the TV series.
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According to Iwata Uber's experience in watching dramas, there will definitely be a woman dressed in a very erotic costume in the anti-Japanese drama, especially to emphasize that her breasts are very large.
For example, in "Fire of Youth", the woman played by Mo Xiaoqi "is obviously erotic, because the cleavage on her chest can always be seen." ”
The anti-Japanese resistance is actually a face, in order to pass the trial. And the divine drama is Lizi, which is to attract attention and stimulate ratings.
More or less, anti-Japanese dramas implant two of the most popular things: one is violence and the other is pornography. The producers make films under the banner of anti-Japanese resistance, which is actually a vulgar business, and the audience watches films under the banner of anti-Japanese resistance to meet the needs of entertainment, stimulation, and even science fiction.
Even Umbo Iwata felt something was wrong.
He commented on "Decisive Battle swallow gate", "Although this actor is raped, his expression is too exaggerated!" This look is especially similar to the work of Chinese artist Yue Minjun. ”
He commented on "The Ultimate Showdown": "With an iron ball in his mouth, he shoots it out with the high pressure of his abdomen and turns it into a huge bomb." This is a complete disregard for human physiology. ”
The drama is on fire, the audience is cathartic, the film and television company makes money, and the TV station guarantees the ratings, which is a win-win situation for all three parties.
A popular anti-war drama, the profit margin can reach more than 200%. For example, the investment of "Indelible Fan" is only more than 20 million yuan, and the profit margin is 300%. Moreover, there are also many anti-Japanese dramas that are "propositional compositions" from propaganda departments to match the cultural activities of major commemorative festivals. For such projects, the government will generally have a funding, ranging from 5 million to 10 million. Companies that get this kind of project are naturally making steady profits.
The fire of the anti-war drama will also enrich the anti-Japanese base area - Hengdian Film and Television City. In 2017, the GDP of Dongyang City, where Hengdian is located, was 55.39 billion yuan, of which the revenue of the film and television industry was 22.81 billion yuan, plus the resulting tourism income of 19.27 billion yuan, basically accounting for two-thirds.
In 2012, there were 48 crews in Hengdian "anti-Japanese", using more than 300,000 extras, and one person had to die up to 8 times a day. Counting down, Hengdian "exterminates ghosts" nearly 1 billion people a year, equivalent to the population of 7 Japan.
Because there are too many scenes to shoot, there is some shortage of actors, and a person has to change his role frequently every day. One day, an actor watched himself acting in a war drama, and in the shot, he was wearing the Uniform of the Eighth Route Army, and he was killed in a Japanese military uniform opposite.
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Anti-Japanese dramas also increased Japan's employment rate.
In 2000, a Japanese man named Hiroshi Tsukasa came to China under the introduction of relatives. He loved acting and went to Beijing Film and Chinese Opera for further study, and wanted to become an actor, but he never had any chances. He did nothing every day, wondering which of the more satisfying things was to eat ramen or eat a box lunch.
He couldn't hold on, and in 2005 he had to return to Japan. But not long after, he received a phone call from a Chinese director telling him: Come back, the 60th anniversary of the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression has arrived, and there are many scenes to be filmed.
So, Tsukasa Hiroshi returned. Many melons may not remember his name, but they must be familiar with his face. His rank in the TV series has been constantly improving, from the soldier Shibuya in "Bullfighting", to the lieutenant Kokura in "The Eternal Wave", and finally to the general Ishihara Guan'er in "The Young Marshal".
Moreover, the work threshold of Japanese actors is very low, and they do not need to have solid acting skills, as long as they show one characteristic - fierce.
Once, when Hirom Tsukasa was filming a scene of a march in the snow, the director asked him to see a woman at the entrance of the village, quickly jumped off his horse, ran over and raped her.
Tsukasa Thought That on such a cold day, no one would want to do such a thing. The director told him, "You don't understand, that's how the Japanese were back then." ”
In order to act like a Japanese devil, Boron had to play hard. As soon as I took off my pants, my ass froze.
Another Japanese actor, Kenichi Miura, had a similar situation. In 2005, he was invited to star in "My Mother Zhao Yiman", the captain of the gendarmerie who executed Zhao Yiman. He cherished the opportunity and prepared at home two weeks in advance, trying to portray the inner struggle before the execution of the gendarmerie captain, and his facial expressions constantly changed with the execution process.
When it came time to shoot, the director was very angry and told him: "Don't have so many scenes, just go up and pull the electric gate down." You don't act like a Japanese person."
Miura-sensei's dream of becoming a dramatist was shattered.
In the book, Iwata Umbo interviewed Miura-sensei and asked him how he felt about filming an anti-Japanese drama. Miura replied:
When I was interviewed by the Chinese media, I was often asked this question: "After you perform these anti-Japanese dramas, you will not be beaten when you return to Japan, right?" ”
When I returned to Japan, my friends often asked me the question worriedly: "After you acted in these anti-Japanese dramas, wouldn't Chinese bully you?" ”
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What struck me the most about the book "Readings of Chinese Anti-Japanese Dramas" was the serious attitude of the author, Iwata Uber.
He watched a 720P video, an episode of almost 500MB, so that the capacity of the computer is not enough, had to watch and delete, delete. The download time of a work is about 4-5 hours, in order to find information and screenshots, he has to watch these dramas repeatedly, spending a huge amount of time and energy.
In the introduction of each play, he drew a detailed character relationship diagram and made the plot clear. Then there's the spitting.
For example, in "Anti-Japanese Heroes", Japan's secret weapon gas bomb is made "like a schoolboy's summer manual homework." ”
For example, the Japanese karate experts actually wore white belts around their waists, and white belts indicated that they had just started studying.
For example, the Japanese written on the Chinese piece of the play is also very bad, and even Japanese people like Iwata Umbo cannot understand the meaning.
After a long period of dealing with policies, directors have mastered several major taboos in filming anti-war dramas - the human nature of the Japanese army, the national nature of China, and the specific combat situation. As long as there is such content, it will be considered to be gray and dark, and if it is good, it will be deleted, and if it is bad, it will be banned. The rest, it doesn't matter.
The assistant to the president of Hengdian Group said that every time he shoots a TV series, he will consult with the leaders of relevant industry departments for policy advice. Based on years of experience, he came to a conclusion: it is safest to shoot anti-Japanese dramas.
But this "security" has a premise: the Japanese cannot be made safe. In other words, "as long as you kill Japanese people, you can kill them any way, men and women can kill." The reason was: "He killed so many of us, so inhumane, so kill him back." ”
The TV series "Strange Town" is like this, Iwata Uber commented:
The villagers all possess exaggerated and superb killing skills, and even if the Japanese soldiers surrendered on their knees, they were not accepted, and they must all be killed. It's terrifying, like a cannibal.
Iwata Umbo also found that in addition to demonizing the Japanese, the anti-Japanese drama also scandalized its own people. For example, in "The Awakener", the eating of two policemen is very ugly.
Iwata sighed:
This way of eating is also too dirty! It's completely Chinese. In order to promote better etiquette and cleanliness, shouldn't TVs show such pictures? In fact, over the years, China's etiquette and cleanliness, both on the street and indoors, have improved.
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To be honest, after reading Iwata's book, I had a little more admiration for the Japanese people, and at the same time a little shame.
The anti-Japanese drama was actually studied in such detail by people, and the absurdity of it was examined. This man is still Japanese.
Although he said reasonably: "... Every country will have this kind of TV series that is very strange in order to meet the requirements of the producer. ...... It was fun, but it became boring. This kind of TV series is not non-existent in Japan. ”
Although China and Japan do not share the sky in the anti-Japanese drama, the exchanges between the two countries are still very frequent. Because of watching the drama, Iwata's Chinese getting better and better. Every year, he would come to China for a budget tour, hoping to take the opportunity of the anti-Japanese drama to understand the charm of China.
In this book, he also specially produced a chapter "Chinese Lectures in Anti-Japanese Dramas":
Life is like an 8-word, going around and around, and eventually it will return to the original point. China's anti-Japanese drama, like the physiological period of people, takes major commemorative festivals as nodes, and will rise every once in a while, and so on. The rest are ordinary days.
In 2012, when the fishing campaign was in full swing, a cross-drift director wanted to shoot a micro-film called "Raising Hands on the Diaoyu Islands".
Because of the limited funds, he decided at first not to care about the meal, but as soon as the actor he was looking for heard that there was no food, he refused. In the end, there was no rut, only the meal was managed before anyone was willing to come.
To this day, the director still can't figure it out: "This is a patriotic act, how can we worry about eating or not eating enough?" ”